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Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
Not for the first time either. Remember the VW emissions scandal.
The Germans are famous for it.
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01-04-2020, 10:06 AM
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Re: Why?

The Germans are good salespeople....

'Vorsprung Durch Technik'

Anyone with a gift for using graphs and statistics can make them appear to say whatever they want them to say....Just like the BBC with their biased news reporting...
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01-04-2020, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
The Germans are good salespeople....

'Vorsprung Durch Technik'

Anyone with a gift for using graphs and statistics can make them appear to say whatever they want them to say....Just like the BBC with their biased news reporting...
I think thats nearer the truth OGF
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01-04-2020, 10:28 AM
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Re: Why?

Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
The Germans are good salespeople....

'Vorsprung Durch Technik'

Anyone with a gift for using graphs and statistics can make them appear to say whatever they want them to say....Just like the BBC with their biased news reporting...
What do you expect from "the master race"
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01-04-2020, 10:38 AM
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What do you expect from "the master race"
I don't think we can call them the master race anymore Bread, due to the EU's and Merkel's open door policy they have been condensed down....
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01-04-2020, 10:55 AM
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I don't think we can call them the master race anymore Bread, due to the EU's and Merkel's open door policy they have been condensed down....
Ha ha

Merkel is the EU lapdog, she is going along with whatever the cartel tell her because she no longer have any credibility in her own country.

If you want to see what's coming down the line in Das Eurozone Republic Auf Deutschland just check this out .... !

Corona-bonds, the re-branded (greatly unpopular with the wealthy nations) Euro-Bond from 2010 where wealthy nations "share the debt"...

Brilliant !

Dead people ... who cares about health when there's a great excuse for further political (and now fiscal) integration with the EU Stasi

https://www.ft.com/content/258308f6-...f-41bea055720b


The Dutch aren't happy either... so much for solidarity.

https://www.politico.eu/article/dutc...opean-project/
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01-04-2020, 01:18 PM
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So far the replies suggest that they are fudging the figures (which seems unlikely) but some replies suggest that they ARE actually doing more testing and that is helping to contain the virus.
Some replies suggest because as an entire nation they are more willing to accept orders good or bad they are better at social distancing. This somewhat childish narrative complies with a ww2 (1939-1945) stereotype that some people in the UK still find funny in 2020! I think I will disregard all posters with those views.

If its as easy as just more testing why aren't we in the UK doing more testing like the Germans?
1) Negative tests enable key workers to go back to work
2) Early positive results can save lives
3) Better geographic information helps informed and targeted social distancing measures etc etc.

So why aren't we doing it?
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01-04-2020, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Reality1 ->
So far the replies suggest that they are fudging the figures (which seems unlikely) but some replies suggest that they ARE actually doing more testing and that is helping to contain the virus.
Some replies suggest because as an entire nation they are more willing to accept orders good or bad they are better at social distancing. This somewhat childish narrative complies with a ww2 (1939-1945) stereotype that some people in the UK still find funny in 2020! I think I will disregard all posters with those views.

If its as easy as just more testing why aren't we in the UK doing more testing like the Germans?
1) Negative tests enable key workers to go back to work
2) Early positive results can save lives
3) Better geographic information helps informed and targeted social distancing measures etc etc.

So why aren't we doing it?
I don't think they are fudging the figures Reality, perhaps the Germans are providing a more accurate recording of a greater number of people. Testing kits appear not to be readily available here despite promises, so only essential people are being checked, this could distort the figures out of proportion.
There are probably a lot more infected people walking around here than figures suggest, this would also reflect in the daily increases in the new cases.
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01-04-2020, 04:30 PM
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Re: Why?

Never mind about 'Vorsprung Durch Technik' (which is grammatically horrible) how 'bout "Four Spring Duck Technique"?

MUCH more fun!

Google it ---
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01-04-2020, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by The Artful Todger ->
Never mind about 'Vorsprung Durch Technik' (which is grammatically horrible) how 'bout "Four Spring Duck Technique"?

MUCH more fun!

Google it ---
Ha ha ha ....Where can I buy four springs and a duck whistle Todger?...
 
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